Bicycle.



No. asma?.

E. VGN lEER HEE.

B l CY G L E.

(Application lecl Aug. 2, 1899.)

(Flo Model.)

I nven to r.

Attornevs lierre i Terres ertoe.

BliCYGLE..

I EFZCATEN forming part of Lettere .geteilt lilo. 651,90?, (lated Jima 19, 1900.

pplioetion tiled August 2, 1899.

'o all when?, t may oon/cern: Be it known that I, CARL von Dea Home,

' e. citizen oi the United States, residing et Milwankee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, here inventednew and useful lmproveinenteein Bicycles, of which the followingise specification.

My' invention relates 'to improvements in bicycles.V V

The object of my invention is to provide inea-ns for raising or lowering the crank-heering or adjusting the same longitudinaliy with reference to 'the frame, whereby said adjust` ment may be used for the threefold 'purpose of regulating the tension of the ohain, reising or lowering the orankbearingvvith referenoe to the track orroedwey, end inereasf ing or dirniniehing the distanee between the crenlf-beering end the saddle.

It will he vunderstoocl that the so-,oalle i dropfreme'or frame with a low crank-bearing is desirable for nee in'oities or wherever the roads ere smooth and free from obstacles,

A while i'oreountry reeds, especially in places where the roede ere uneven or filled with ruts or covered with, stone, it' is desirable that the crank-bearing should belooeted at e higher level in. order that the pedals will not strike obstructions. lt will also be understood that it is desirable that the height of the frame shall conform' to the length of limb of the rider and that where the same bicycle is used by different riders; it frequently becomes neoeesa-ry to adjust the saddle-post et such a. height that the rider incurs considerable risk due to the danger that the long leverage exertedloy the saddle-post will fracture such poet or the upper frame-post of the bicycle. Hence a vertical adjustment offthe cranki hearing whereby the distance between the pedale and saddle is increased without alter ing the position of the saddle with respect to the frame ie especially desirable.

In the following description reference is :ed to theaoeo'napenyingdrawings,in which Figure l. is e sectional. view of the lower f freine-joint ol a. bicycle, drawn on the axis of the frametubes and showing my invention 'applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a. detail showing the @reuk-bearing box audits #supper-ting erm. 3 iee. seotionel View drown ori line a; .fzs-of ii. 1i le n. eide 'View of Serial llo. i'S5,888 (liommal.) Y

the lower fremejoint, showing my invention.

holes of the part D.

Y Like parte are identified bythe saine reference-lettersthroughout the several views.

'A is ,the lower head-rod ot my improved bicycle.- d,

B is one ofzthef rode4 of the erankdiangerfork, `Whieh extendsto the rear agglo, and C is the edddleqoost fratnerod or entral stay. Therod C at its lower end B/is flattened :it the sides and sprendin the longitudinal plane of the freine, so as to for-1n a fen-Shaped socket or recess, in which the crank-hanger supporting-arm is secured, as 'hereinafter explained. g

E is the crank-hearing boxor sleeve, the interior of which may be of. any ordinary con struotion. '.ljhesleeve E is provided with en eroi or shank F, having a slot G, and adapted to he; inserted `in the socket formed in the part D of the saddle-post rod or central stay C of the biegIole-frame, in which it is secured .by ineens oi bolts H andi, respectively, the

latter passing through the slot G.

lt will be observed that the part D ie provided with e. plurality of bolt-holes J, through any one of .vhieh the -bolt H may 'be insertedfor the purpose of securing the upper end of the shenlrF, the slot G being adapted to permit the shank F to move perpendieularly, so

that the bolt-hole J in the upper end of said shank they be mede to register inany of the openings .l in the part D. It will also be ob` served.that the lower end of the part D is provided with e. slot K, on each side of which Iare interiorly'projecting ribs or iianges. L,

which :tre milled or notehed and adapted to engage a. similarly notched or milied portion M of the shank F when the parts are seen-red together by means of the holt I. The sides ofthe part D will yield suieiently to permit' the ribs L to be clamped firmly upon the opposing surface iii of the shrink-F.

ln Fig. e l have shown n form of Constr-...etiozl in which. e slot N is provided .in the part l ineteefl of theholt-lioles J. With this oonioo struction it is obvious that any desired verl.

. sleeve may be elected without removing" lressary 'shan k tical adjustment of the crank-bearing box or eitherofthe bo-ltsII or L-)it being merely necyto loosen'them in' order to permit the F to b'e moved to the desired position of adjustment. In this figure I have also shown the 'part D provided with a series of apertures or holes @adjacent Vto the slots K chain, the Vlower .bolt

and N, in which studs I), carried bya clampingplate Q; are adapted to engage. The plates Q .are located on the bolts in the salme manneras an ordinary Washer.

When it' is merely desired to adjust the I is loosened, and the crank-bearing or box .E is then swungfto the front o r rear upon the bolt H as a pivot and heldin the newly-adjusted position by again tightening the holt I to clamp the shank between. the ribs L. On the other hand, when itis desired'to-adjnst the crank-bearing vertieally both boltsar'e loosened7 the bolt Il heng removed when the construction shown in Fig. 1 is'nsed, and the shank F is then moved to the desired Having thus described my invention, what l cla-inl as ne\'\','and desire to secu roby Letters 1. The combination ol a bicyclel'ramerpro- `vided with a fanjshaped socket or recess in the crank-hanger joint, and slots communi- A- eating, laterally between said socket and the positi0n' and the bolts replaced i and tightened.

.and a securing-*bolt A -the recessed portionlof the frame, and adaptinterior snriaee of said socket; and' through the sliank,l\vhereby the latter may 4o be'secnred in various positions of. `longitudinal'adjustment.. v

2. Thclcombination, with a bicycle-frame, provided with asocket or recess in the crank-- hanger joint; of acrank-bearingsleeve o1' b ozt- 45 provided with a shank adaptedto enter said socket or recess in the frame; a pivot-bolt adapted to secure the upper end of said shank in Various positions of vertical adjustment, passing th-ronghga. slot in 5o ed to elampthel sides of the recess upon said shank. 4 A 'l v 3. lhe combination wit-l1 a bicycle-frame of a .crank-'bearing sleeve or box provided with 5 5 a shank adapted to enter a recess or socket in the frame, the socketed portion ol` the frame 'beinff ro'vided lwith slots "crossinf' a slot in rp sa` the shank; a pivot-bolt adapted. to hold the upperend of said shank in various positions 6ov 0f vertical adjustment; .and a clamping-holt adapted to be inserted throngh said slorslto bind the parts together.

'l. The combination with a bicycle-frammof a crank-bearing sleeve or hok-provided with 65 a shank adapted to entr a recess or socket inpthe Frame; clamping-ribs located on the a clamping-holt adapted to hind said ribs upon the shank, the opposing surfaces of the shank and 7o ribs being.: milled or notched, snhstantallyas set forth.,

In testimony whereof I have herelrnto'set my hand this 27th day of.Jlily1S!l0.

' CARL VON DER llEI'DE; W i i messes: Y

Lm'nnn'r'r (l. W immune,

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